I filed jointly with my spouse last year, and now i am divorced. how do i skip my 2017 return and go to the 2018 year?

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June 6, 2019
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Best answer by xmasbaby0

If you use online TT, you should start a new account with a new user ID. You definitely do not want to transfer a 2017 joint return in to your 2018 "single" return. It is way too messy to try and take a spouse's information out. You will start your 2018 return from "scratch." If you are asked if you want to transfer a 2017 return to your 2018 return, say "NO."

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xmasbaby0

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BTW--when you are asked later what your 2017 AGI is--if you filed a joint return for 2017 it is the same for both spouses, so you will need that information from your 2017 return.

VolvoGirl

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If you want to use the Online version it doesn't open until sometime in December so you can't start a 2018 return  yet. Or you can buy the Desktop program now and start,  https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/cd-download/

If you filed a joint return last year and were divorced by Dec 31 you need to start completely over and set up a new account and new username and password and not transfer from last year.  See
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900134-what-if-i-was-divorced

How to start another return in the Online version
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1894512-how-do-i-start-a-second-return-in-turbotax-online